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County or areaAngus
Postcode districtDD8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 47 min4:20 am – 10:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 49 min8:45 am – 3:34 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,742 residentsin the Kirriemuir Landward census areaMedian age 51.31,250 households66% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright11% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 1,417 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle29% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows -0°C1,071 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November69 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -0 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 7°CFMarch: 1 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 5 to 15°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 19°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 2 to 9°CNDecember: -0 to 6°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHatton Castle, Anguscastle · 2.7 miEassie Stonehistoric site · 2.3 miCastlewardhill · 1.1 miEast Nevay Hillhill · 1.2 miDenoon Glenglen · 1.8 miCorral Poollake · 3.3 miGlamis manse stonehistoric site · 3.9 miStanners Islandisland · 3.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes60 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197934 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Nov 202033 mi away, Blackford, Perth/kinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.7 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 7.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband21% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband61% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,407 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation68 m223 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 51 to 229 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStrathmartine Hospital6.8 miGP surgeryAlyth Health Centre5.4 miPharmacyW Davidson & Sons LTD5.5 miDentistInfinityblu Dental Care & Implant Clinic5.6 miPolice stationEastern Division Hq Police StationForfar8.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryEassie Primary Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND9.8 miMajor airportEdinburgh Airport EDI45 miRailway stationInvergowrie9.3 miBus stationSeagate Bus StationDundee City Centre10 miFerryLochleven Castle Ferry LandingKinross29 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseDundee8.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD8 postcode district.


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